Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF240

Global Consulting International, Incorporated, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and extends through December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance consisting of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. This procurement utilized full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing qualified contractors across the federal marketplace to compete for multiple awards under the flexible IDIQ structure. The contract is designed to operate as an enterprise-wide ordering vehicle enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders using various contract types across multiple NAICS codes.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures advanced, multi-domain defense system capabilities encompassing research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contracted services and products support national defense objectives by providing continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks targeting the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Work performance may occur at multiple classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances, with the contract vehicle structured to support both classified and unclassified programs. The procurement leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a comprehensive contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.